Ital Roots Players

Ital Roots Players

Canvey Island, Essex, UK

Genre:

Reggae


Influences:

Alpha and Omega; The Disciples; Jah Shaka; Iration Steppas; Aba-Shanti-I; Augustus Pablo; Lee Perry; King Tubby


Label: None

Ital Roots Players were formed by Lee Ellis, Craig Clarke and Pablo Tyler in January 2003, the release of their debut collection of dubs, Ital Promo 2003, followed in March 2003. Before IRP they had spent several years organising dub jams with friends, experimenting with recording techniques, and regularly attending dances by the likes of Jah Shaka, Iration Steppas, Jah Tubbys Sound and the Earthrocker himself: Aba Shanti-I. Sadly, Craig had to leave IRP in 2005 due to family commitments. Their music appears on the soundtrack to the J. Michael Seyfert film RENT a RASTA which was released in October 2006. Described as Lounge Dub, the Ital Roots Players style is distinctive in that it may be enjoyed just as much at home as at a sound system. They produce a blend of acoustic and digital high-energy dub which should be played at MAXIMUM VOLUME!


BIG THANKS AND MAXIMUM RESPEX TO:

Ash Jackson (A.K.A. Jah African Stone), lead vocalist on:
Tripping All Over Town (Ital Promo 2003)
All Over Town (IRP Singles 2003)
Chalice Dub (Alice in Dubland)
Interconnection (IRP Singles 2004)
(Ash is also the toaster heard on IRP Live in Session: 09/09/05)

Brad Shaw
Lead vocalist on Town Universal (IRP Singles 2005),
Bass player on Interconnection (IRP Singles 2004),
Tabla player on Cover of Darkness Riddim (IRP Singles 2006), and
Tabla player on Angel of Ruin Dub (IRP Confront the Demon of Abaddon)

Pete Aylett
Lead guitarist on:
Ghost Train [Next Station] Dub (IRP Singles 2003)
Poor Man`s Curse (IRP Singles 2004)
The five `DEMON` tracks on IRP Confront the Demon of Abaddon

Lloyd Harvey from `Shrunken Head Design`
created the artwork for the cover of
IRP Confront the Demon of Abaddon
Web address: www.shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk


Ital Roots Players` complete discography is hosted on www.mp3.com.au/irp

Lee Ellis and Pablo Tyler.
Instruments used: (Acoustic) Drums, Melodica, Djembe, Guitar, Didgeridoo (Digital) Bass Guitar, Synthesiser, Delay Unit, Sequencer, Sampler


Comments on Ital Roots Players

petitpere says
c'est vraiment trop de la boulette cte groupe. a si seulement on pouvait trouver le cd ...

Dec-22-2007
strangedub says
Consistently great roots dub can be expected from IRP.... From their Sci-Fi dub album, to "20000 leagues Under the Dub", to the great "Alice in Dubland", these guys not only produce great organic roots dub.....but they do it with such a cleverness and sense of humor. A dubhead's delight indeed!

Sep-12-2007
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